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Game of ‘cat and mouse’ returns to cold war levels, say intelligence officers
Defence minister Boris Pistorius says participant in leaked talks had joined via non-secure line
The course of the Ukraine war will weigh heavily on Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
Accusations come after Moscow leaks discussion about supply of missiles to Ukraine
Russian leadership drops pretence of ‘managed democracy’ ahead of March vote
Senior German air force officers appeared to discuss supplying missiles to Ukraine in phone call recording
The autocrat’s ceremonial re-election later this month will not dispel questions about his regime’s longer-term stability
Mourners gathered outside church chant ‘Putin is a murderer’, ‘Russia without Putin’ and ‘No to war’
Breakaway region of Transnistria is home to 200,000 Russians who asked Moscow for help against Moldovan authorities
Russian president makes most explicit threat to use nuclear weapons since full-scale invasion
Leaked military documents lay bare Moscow’s long-standing fears about Beijing
Memorial service set to take place in neighbourhood where Russian dissident lived for many years
Doctrine for tactical nuclear weapons outlined in training scenarios for an invasion by China
Oleg Orlov, former head of banned rights group Memorial, handed 30-month sentence for anti-war article
Mette Frederiksen says Moscow’s ‘aggression’ requires region to bolster defence by curbing welfare and tax cuts
Berlin unlikely to release convicted killer Vadim Krasikov in exchange including US journalist Evan Gershkovich
Moscow ‘has a strong foothold’ in Italian towns with a far-right presence
Ukraine is paying a higher price in blood and devastation because of two years of cautious military and economic aid
Exiled opposition and pro-democracy groups condemn local and parliamentary polls as farcical
Decision ends week-long stand-off after death of leading opposition activist
How Russia’s full-scale invasion is bearing on each nation’s military, economy and politics
Measures on eve of second anniversary of Ukraine invasion target war effort and attempts to get round oil cap rules
Following the death of Alexei Navalny, she has assumed her husband’s mantle — at considerable personal risk
Jailed opposition activists fear they will be killed by Vladimir Putin’s regime
Opposition activist’s mother says she has been told she cannot have a funeral
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